title: Mass spectrometric mapping and sequencing of N-linked oligosaccharides derived from submicrogram amounts of glycoproteins.
abstract: Very small quantities of glycoproteins were directly processed on a MALDI sampling plate prior to their mass spectrometric investigations. The on-plate digestion with N-glycanase released effectively the corresponding oligosaccharides in very short times, irrespective of their molecular mass. The following treatment with an array of exoglycosidase enzymes enables sequencing and a linkage-form determination in analysis times that are considerably shorter than achieved previously: the entire structural determination on a glycoprotein can be completed in one day, with a minimum substrate consumption. Ribonuclease B, bovine fetuin, human alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, and the diamine oxidase (from porcine kidney) have been used to illustrate different aspects of the on-plate sample treatment/MALDI mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mechref
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Novotny
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D009844:Oligosaccharides